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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.

John Ortberg

A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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Employee Extrovert Himself Question
When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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Influence Movement World
Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
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Better Faith God Himself Trust Try
The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
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Acceptance Act Affirmation Alive Heart
One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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Failure God Hear Mindset Reason Spirituality Suffering
The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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Big Life Yourself
Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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